Timeline for What to read or learn before expecting?
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| Aug 15, 2012 at 2:35 | vote | accept | Geo | ||
| Feb 28, 2012 at 6:10 | comment | added | Jessica Brown | @Torben See, that's the thing, on the one hand, its easy to follow the directions, but even still I've heard statistics that as much as 90% of carseats are installed incorrectly. It seems there might be a lot of little details that carseat techs know that aren't in the directions, per se, like training about what happens in severe crashes and what makes the difference between an ok install and a really good install that will reduce injuries in a bad crash that I hope you never experience. It could be overkill, but I'd rather be told my install is perfect than be left wondering after a crash... | |
| Feb 25, 2012 at 18:57 | history | bounty ended | Torben Gundtofte-Bruun | ||
| Feb 24, 2012 at 15:05 | comment | added | justkt | @TorbenGundtofte-Bruun - statistics show that about 70% or so of people install their car seats improperly. Now we installed ours then had it inspected and "improperly" meant that the infant seat itself at about a 40 degree angle instead of a 45 degree angle, so the definition of "improper" is probably pretty broad. Also once they show you the trick to installing it (ex: use a folded piece of paper to check your angle even if you are parked on a slope, use a locking clip to hold the seatbelt in place on an older car), you don't need that again. | |
| Feb 24, 2012 at 11:09 | comment | added | Gangnus | +1. I would add though: -- Mother care after delivering. -- gymnastics diet and way of life during pregnancy and after delivering. | |
| Feb 24, 2012 at 0:56 | comment | added | user420 | @Torben apparently enough people either find the car seats confusing, or just don't RTM, that seeing new fathers fumbling for more than a half hour in the hospital parking lot is fairly common, as are improperly installed seats. Where we live, at least, car seat inspections are free, and provide additional advice (such as don't get the mirrors or side window shades as they can come loose in an accident and become projectiles). | |
| Feb 23, 2012 at 21:34 | comment | added | Torben Gundtofte-Bruun | Also: "trained car-seat inspector" and "40 hours of classes" - what planet is that? I find it very easy to install a car-seat... and we regularly move it to another car, so we can't rely on officials to inspect it all the time. Read the manual, look at the pictures, follow the instructions, end of story? | |
| Feb 23, 2012 at 21:31 | comment | added | Torben Gundtofte-Bruun | Impressive list! Many of the bullets are (or can become!) useful questions on this site, so be sure to search the site to see more. | |
| Feb 23, 2012 at 21:12 | history | answered | Jessica Brown | CC BY-SA 3.0 |